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Heston and Isleworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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No fair conclusion as to the value of Hospital Isolation can
be drawn from the above figures, as during the early years 1900-1903
the Hospital was continuously full and many cases could not be
admitted. If we could obtain a series of years in which every
case was removed, and compare the number of notifications under
these conditions with the number notified over a series of years
during which no case was removed to Hospital, we should have
a fair basis of comparison.
A critical analysis of the 81 notifications received, enables
us to draw certain conclusions. Four of these notifications
occurred in public institutions in the district and are therefore
excluded from further consideration. The remaining 77 cases
occurred in 63 households, from 47 of which the cases were
removed to hospital, and in 16 of which the cases were kept at
home.
The following table gives certain particulars with regard to these hospital and home treated cases:—
| Hospital treated cases. | Home treated cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 57 | 20 |
| „ households affected | 47 | 16 |
| „ households in which | 9 | 4 |
| secondary cases occurred „ secondary cases in | 10 | 4 |
| households Average duration of isolation | 54 | 39.5 (excluding 2 patients who were still isolated at the end of the year.) |
| *Number of return cases | 1 | 0 |
*A return case is defined as a case which occurs in the same house within 28
days of the recovery of a case, nursed therein or within the same period
after its return home from Hospital.